Tre Jones

Jones played high school basketball for Apple Valley High School in Apple Valley, Minnesota.{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Ryan |title=Tre Jones Is Prepared To Become The Latest Member Of His Family To Orchestrate The Offense At Duke |url=https://www.slamonline.com/college-hs/high-school/tre-jones-duke/ |website=Slam |access-date=February 7, 2019 |date=April 12, 2018}} He joined the varsity team while in eighth grade and became a starter in his next season.{{cite web |last1=Shaughnessy |first1=Mike |title=Tre Jones is in the pipeline to Duke |url=https://www.hometownsource.com/sun_thisweek/sports/tre-jones-is-in-the-pipeline-to-duke/article_1ebb6544-a8e8-5ef1-a826-fa3132a12b9e.html |website=Hometown Source |access-date=February 7, 2019 |date=August 14, 2017}} Jones led Apple Valley to two Minnesota 4A state titles, in 2015 and 2017, and averaged 23.5 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in the 2016–17 season.{{cite web |title=Tre Jones |url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211767529 |publisher=Duke Athletics |access-date=February 7, 2019}} Jones left as a two-time Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year and earned McDonald's All-American and Minnesota Mr. Basketball honors after his senior season.{{cite web |last1=Caron |first1=Emily |title=Point Guard Tre Jones Set to Take the Reins of Duke's Reloaded Offense |url=https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2018/08/24/duke-blue-devils-recruiting-tre-jones |website=Sports Illustrated |access-date=February 7, 2019 |date=August 24, 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Frederick |first1=Jace |title=Tre Jones wins 2018 Minnesota Mr. Basketball award |url=https://www.twincities.com/2018/03/28/tre-jones-wins-2018-minnesota-mr-basketball-award/ |website=Twin Cities Pioneer Press |access-date=February 7, 2019 |date=March 28, 2018}}

By the end of his high school career, he was considered a five-star recruit and one of the best point guards in the 2018 class.{{cite web |last1=Frederick |first1=Jace |title=Is Apple Valley's Tre Jones the nation's best point guard? He sure looks like it. |url=https://www.twincities.com/2017/07/28/is-apple-valleys-tre-jones-the-nations-best-point-guard-hes-certainly-starting-to-look-like-it/ |website=Twin Cities Pioneer Press |access-date=February 7, 2019 |date=July 28, 2017}}

On August 13, 2017, he committed to play college basketball for Duke.{{cite web |last1=Parrish |first1=Gary |title=Five-star point guard Tre Jones commits to Mike Krzyzewski's Duke Blue Devils |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/five-star-point-guard-tre-jones-commits-to-mike-krzyzewskis-duke-blue-devils/ |work=CBS Sports |access-date=February 7, 2019 |date=August 13, 2017}}

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Jones made his college debut for Duke on November 6, 2018, chipping in 6 points, 4 rebounds, and 7 assists in a 118–84 win over Kentucky at the Champions Classic.{{cite web |last1=Mizutani |first1=Dane |title=Tyus Jones attends little brother's Duke debut — with an assist from Jimmy Butler |url=https://www.twincities.com/2018/11/07/tyus-jones-attends-little-brothers-duke-debut-with-an-assist-from-jimmy-butler/ |website=Twin Cities Pioneer Press |access-date=February 7, 2019 |date=November 7, 2018}} On December 20, he led his team to a 69–58 victory over Texas Tech, collecting 13 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 steals.{{cite web |last1=Watson |first1=John |title=Tre Jones Leads Duke Past Texas Tech And Into 2019 |url=https://247sports.com/college/duke/LongFormArticle/TAKEAWAYS-Tre-Jones-Leads-Duke-Past-Texas-Tech-And-Into-2019--126711321/#126711321_2 |publisher=247Sports |access-date=February 7, 2019 |date=December 21, 2018}} Jones suffered a shoulder injury on January 14, 2019, during a collision with Frank Howard of Syracuse.{{cite web |last1=McCreart |first1=Joedy |title=No. 1 Duke loses most irreplaceable player -- guard Tre Jones |url=http://www.startribune.com/no-1-duke-loses-most-irreplaceable-player-guard-tre-jones/504379222/ |website=Star Tribune |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=February 7, 2019 |date=January 16, 2019}} He missed two games with the injury and returned on January 26 versus Georgia Tech.{{cite web |title=Tre Jones returns to Duke lineup after two-game absence |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/25849642/freshman-guard-tre-jones-probable-return-duke-blue-devils |publisher=ESPN |access-date=February 7, 2019 |date=January 26, 2019}} In his freshman season at Duke, Jones averaged 9.4 points, 5.3 assist, and 3.8 rebounds per game in 36 games for the Blue Devils.

On April 8, 2019, it was announced Jones would return to Duke for the 2019–20 season.{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/26473243/duke-freshman-tre-jones-return-next-season|title=Duke freshman Tre Jones to return next season|work=ESPN|access-date=April 8, 2018}} He scored 15 points in his sophomore debut, a 68–66 win over Kansas.{{cite news |title=No. 4 Duke edges third-ranked Kansas 68-66 |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401168155 |access-date=November 5, 2019 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=November 5, 2019}} Jones had a career-high 31 points in a 74–63 win over Georgia State on November 15.{{cite news |title=Jones scores 31, No. 2 Duke beats Georgia State, 74–63 |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401168183 |access-date=December 24, 2019 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=November 15, 2019}} Jones missed games against Wofford and Brown in late December with a mild foot injury.{{cite news |last1=Rowe |first1=Adam |title=Coach K updates Tre Jones injury status |url=https://247sports.com/college/duke/Article/tre-jones-foot-injury-duke-blue-devils-mild-sprain-140898142/ |access-date=December 24, 2019 |work=247 Sports |date=December 20, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Medcalf |first1=Myron |title=Duke's Tre Jones misses second game with foot sprain |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28382207/duke-tre-jones-misses-second-game-foot-sprain |access-date=December 29, 2019 |work=ESPN |date=December 28, 2019}} At the conclusion of the regular season, Jones was named ACC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2020/3/8/athlete-awards-2020-acc-mens-basketball-award-winners-announced.aspx|title=2020 ACC Men's Basketball Award Winners Announced|website=theacc.com|publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference|date=March 9, 2020|access-date=March 9, 2020}} Jones averaged 16.2 points, 6.4 assists, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.8 steals per game as a sophomore.{{cite news |last1=Dauster |first1=Rob |title=NBC Sports College Basketball All-American Teams |url=https://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2020/03/10/college-basketball-all-american-teams/ |access-date=March 16, 2020 |work=NBC Sports |date=March 10, 2020}} After the season, Jones declared for the 2020 NBA draft.{{cite news |title=Duke's Tre Jones to enter NBA draft |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28935276/duke-tre-jones-enter-nba-draft |access-date=March 21, 2020 |work=ESPN |date=March 21, 2020}}

Jones was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 41st pick overall in the 2020 NBA draft which was hosted on November 18, 2020.{{cite web|title=Spurs select Devin Vassell and Tre Jones in 2020 NBA Draft|url=https://www.nba.com/spurs/spurs-select-devin-vassell-and-tre-jones-2020-nba-draft|date=November 19, 2020|website=NBA.com|access-date=November 19, 2020}} On November 27, Jones signed with the Spurs.{{cite web|title=Spurs sign 2020 second round pick Tre Jones|url=https://www.nba.com/spurs/news/spurs-sign-2020-second-round-pick-tre-jones|date=November 27, 2020|website=NBA.com|access-date=November 27, 2020}} On February 1, 2021, Jones received his first assignment at G League.{{cite web|title=San Antonio assigns Tre Jones to Austin Spurs|url=https://austin.gleague.nba.com/news/san-antonio-assigns-tre-jones-to-austin-spurs|date=February 1, 2021|website=NBA.com|access-date=February 1, 2021}}

On March 17, 2023, his brother Tyus got his first triple-double, against Tre, when San Antonio lost in overtime to the Memphis Grizzlies, but just 16 days later Tre matched his brother's triple-double count with 17 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds of his own in an overtime win against the Sacramento Kings.{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/duke/nba-blue-devils/duke-basketball-jones-brother-triple-double-4-23|title=Duke basketball alum Tre Jones catches brother in triple-double count|accessdate=April 9, 2023|date=April 3, 2023|work=Sports Illustrated|author=Giles, Matt}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/401469325|title=McDermott scores 30 to lead Spurs past Kings 142-134|accessdate=April 9, 2023|date=April 2, 2023|publisher=ESPN|agency=Associated Press}}

On July 8, 2023, Jones re-signed with the Spurs.{{cite web|first=P.|last=Shirley|title=Spurs Re-Sign Tre Jones|url=https://www.nba.com/spurs/news/spurs-re-sign-tre-jones|website=NBA.com|date=July 18, 2023|access-date=September 10, 2023}}

On February 3, 2025, Jones, alongside Zach Collins, Kevin Huerter, and a 2025 first-round pick, was traded to the Chicago Bulls in a three team deal, in which they sent Zach LaVine, Sidy Cissoko, three first-round picks and two second-round picks to the Sacramento Kings who would send De'Aaron Fox and Jordan McLaughlin to San Antonio.{{cite web|title=Bulls acquire Kevin Huerter, Zach Collins and Tre Jones in three-team deal|url=https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/bulls-acquire-kevin-huerter-zach-collins-and-tre-jones-in-three-team-deal|website=NBA.com|date=February 3, 2025|access-date=February 3, 2025}}

Jones played for the United States at the 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship in Argentina, winning the gold medal. He recorded 19 steals in the competition, breaking the American under-16 record set by Malik Newman in 2013.{{cite web |last1=Rayno |first1=Amelia |title=Tre Jones has the look and the motivation of older brother Tyus |url=http://www.startribune.com/tre-jones-has-the-look-and-the-motivation-of-older-brother-tyus/309330701/ |website=Star Tribune |access-date=February 7, 2019 |date=June 23, 2015}}

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|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2020}}

| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio

| 37 || 1 || 7.3 || .474 || .600 || .895 || .6 || 1.1 || .2 || .0 || 2.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2021}}

| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio

| 69 || 11 || 16.6 || .490 || .196 || .780 || 2.2 || 3.4 || .6 || .1 || 6.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2022}}

| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio

| 68 || 65 || 29.2 || .459 || .285 || .860 || 3.6 || 6.6 || 1.3 || .1 || 12.9

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| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2023}}

| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio

| 77 || 48 || 27.8 || .505 || .335 || .856 || 3.8 || 6.2 || 1.0 || .1 || 10.0

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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| {{nbay|2024}}

| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio

| 28 || 0 || 16.1 || .484 || .308 || .758 || 2.1 || 3.7 || 0.6 || .2 || 4.4

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| style="text-align:left;"| Chicago

| 18 || 9 || 25.3 || .572 || .500 || .882 || 3.2 || 4.9 || 1.1 || .3 || 11.5

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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 297 || 134 || 21.7 || .488 || .311 || .839 || 2.8 || 4.7 || .9 || .1 || 8.4

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19

| style="text-align:left;"| Duke

| 36 || 36 || 34.2 || .414 || .262 || .758 || 3.8 || 5.3 || 1.9 || .2 || 11.6

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20

| style="text-align:left;"| Duke

| 29 || 29 || 35.4 || .423 || .361 || .771 || 4.2 || 6.4 || 1.8 || .3 || 16.2

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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 65 || 65 || 34.7 || .419 || .313 || .767 || 4.0 || 5.8 || 1.85|| .2 || 13.9

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Jones has three older brothers: Tyus was a former NCAA champion with Duke and now plays for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association, while Jadee played college basketball for Furman before becoming a basketball coach at Apple Valley High School and Minnehaha Academy, additionally Tre has a half brother Reggie Bunch that played at Robert Morris University.{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=C. L. |title=Tyus Jones learns from his brother |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/12427199/duke-tyus-jones-got-helping-hand-brother |publisher=ESPN |access-date=February 7, 2019 |date=March 6, 2015}}{{cite web |last1=McCreary |first1=Joedy |title=Family business: Tre Jones follows brother Tyus' path to Duke |url=http://www.startribune.com/family-business-tre-jones-follows-brother-tyus-jones-path-to-duke/489129901/ |website=Star Tribune |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=February 7, 2019 |date=July 25, 2018}} His grandfather, Dennis Deutsch, was a member of the United States Armed Forces.{{cite web |title=Tre Jones |url=https://www.usab.com/basketball/players/mens/j/jones-tre.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715000100/http://www.usab.com/basketball/players/mens/j/jones-tre.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 15, 2015 |publisher=USA Basketball |access-date=February 7, 2019 |date=January 29, 2018}}

Jones married Maddy Torres in 2023.{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CuKr6KTx8ug/?hl=en |access-date=September 17, 2023 |website=www.instagram.com}} They have three daughters.{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctp5iBOsA43/?hl=en |access-date=September 17, 2023 |website=www.instagram.com}}

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